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| Infogain, a provider in CRM, ERP, and BI solutions and services, has entered
| into an expanded services partnership with California-based Compiere.
| Compiere is active in the open ...

[News] New Open Source Alliance Formed, Scalix Dounder Defends FOSS

Infogain and Compiere Form Open Source Alliance

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| Infogain, a provider in CRM, ERP, and BI solutions and services, has entered
| into an expanded services partnership with California-based Compiere.
| Compiere is active in the open source ERP and CRM space. Under the
| partnership, Infogain will provide operational support to Compiere.
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| She founded Scalix Corp., a maker of open source corporate e-mail software,
| in Palo Alto, Calif., in June 2002. Open source software is available to
| everyone for use free of charge for modifying.
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| "One of the areas where open source has thrived and grown the most is in
| academic environments and research. It's a way for researchers to share
| knowledge and collaborate with others," she said.
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| For UAB researchers, she said, open source generates that potential - a way
| of connecting with people doing that same research in other parts of the
| world.
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| The economic slowdown in the US could boost demand for open source technology
| and services, analyst firm IDC has claimed.
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| A recent survey by the company found that 60pc of American firms polled
| increased the percentage of their annual IT budget spent on open source
| technology in 2007. Â*
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| It is flattering to be mentioned, Mr. Whitehurst said, but he noted that
| corporate customers and the industry benefit from what he called Red
| Hatâ€™s â€śSwitzerland statusâ€ť â€” not being a province of one of the major powers
| in the technology industry.
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| Just when you thought venture interest in open source was quieting down,
| along comes the biggest quarter in open source's (still young) history:
| $203.75 million raised, as reported by The 451 Group. This trumped the
| previous record of $193.6 million from Q4 2006.
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| It's a great time to be in open source. When I see people straining to sell
| and buy homes, I can smell the recession. But when I go to work selling
| open-source solutions, I can taste prosperity. A downturn separates the wheat
| from the chaff. Here's hoping for even more open-source "wheat."
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